RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

Laurelwood Organic Green Elephant

Laurelwood Organic Green Elephant

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
92
overall
An India Pale Ale (IPA) brewed by
Laurelwood Public House & Brewery

Portland, Oregon USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Regional Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
Send Corrections

 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in  Advanced 
413.69/5.03.65/5.0Summer6.9%84.6Shaker, Tulip P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Green Elephant is green because it's made from organic malts, and elephant because of the Amarillo, Ahtanum and organic Cascade hops. It's medium-bodied with a subtle malt underpining and an explosive hop flavor and bitterness. Dang, the elephant is hoppy.

 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 Beardface (259), Eugene, Oregon, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Oct 19, 2008  
Don’t really have much to add here except that I was shocked to find myself enjoying an organic beer this much. Very piney and smooth on the way down, I could drink a whole bunch of these in one sitting. If only all organics were created equal...


 beerbuzzmontreal (2769), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Sep 30, 2008  
Solid aroma of pine needles, oranges and malt. Pours a cloudy amber color with a thin white head. Good flavor of piney, citrusy hops with a competent malt back-bone and some bitterness in the end. The body is light to medium with an oily texture and gentle carbonation. This is a very pleasant IPA.


 kenb (959), Oregon, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/516/20
Sep 14, 2008  
22 oz bottle via Liquid SOl. Pours a clear reddish amber with a large beige head. Nose is subdued but a nice floral/citrus aroma. The taste has a very nice hop profile..a perfect balance between grapefruit, orange, pepper, and a little earthiness with just the right amount of hoppiness carrying through. Carbonation is just right, body is perfect. Damned good beer.


 DTM (404), Winters, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
Bottle from Market of Choice in Ashland, OR. Poured a copper color with a the aroma of citrus hops. Not being a big fan of overly hoppy IPA’s this one instantly became one of my favorites in the genre. The malt backbone balances the citrus hops almost perfectly. Great for just an regular IPA.


 timfoolery (379), California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/516/20
Sep 2, 2008  
From Market of Choice in Ashland, OR. Usually, organics just aren’t good, but this one had great flavor and a palate to boot. It was fuller in body than most IPAs (reminding me a little of TF Dreadnaught), although the hops were more citrusy than bitter pine. I actually loved this one for what it was: a very good, malty IPA.



would you like to read more ratings?



Then join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings.

Desired User Name
*


Valid Email (Needed to verify your account)
*

Relax. RateBeer is 100%, guaranteed spam-free. That's our promise to you.

I agree to the terms of the RateBeer User Agreement

RATE THIS BEER

Aroma

rating assistance

Appearance

rating assistance

Flavor

rating assistance

Palate

rating assistance

Overall impression

rating assistance

TOTAL SCORE

Comments

More India Pale Ale (IPA)s

AleSmith IPA (4.09)

Two Hearted Ale (4.06)

Stone India Pale Ale (4)

Bells Harvest Ale (3.98)

Dark Star Six Hop Ale (3.96)

Green Flash 2008 Surfs Up Symposium IPA (3.95)

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA (North Star) (3.94)

Town Hall Masala Mama IPA (3.94)

Alpine Beer Company Pure Hoppiness (3.93)

Surly Furious (3.93)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2008, RateBeer LLC